Bioaerosol Sampling for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in a Referral Center with Critically Ill Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Patients March-May 2020.
Morgan A LaneErik A BrownswordAhmed BabikerJessica M IngersollJesse WaggonerMarie AyersMatthew KlopmanTimothy M UyekiWilliam G LindsleyColleen S KraftPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2021)
Aerosolized SARS-CoV-2 outside of patient rooms was undetectable. While healthcare personnel should avoid unmasked close contact with each other, these findings may provide reassurance for the use of alternatives to tight-fitting respirators in areas outside of patient rooms during the current pandemic.